PM Modi Emplanes For Saudi Arabia On 2-Day Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

PM Modi is visiting Saudi Arabia from April 22 to 23 on the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.

Since 2014, PM Modi has remodeled the trajectory of India’s members of the family with Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations.

This can be PM Modi’s 3rd seek advice from to the rustic, following previous visits in 2016 and 2019.

All different Prime Ministers sooner than him in combination visited Saudi Arabia thrice in seven many years.

This additionally marks his 15th seek advice from to a rustic within the Gulf area.

“Today, I embark on a two-day State visit to the Kingdom of Saudi at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman,” he mentioned in a pre-departure commentary.

“India deeply values its long and historic ties with Saudi Arabia that have acquired strategic depth and momentum in recent years. Together, we have developed a mutually beneficial and substantive partnership including in the domains of defence, trade, investment, energy and people to people ties. We have shared interest and commitment to promote regional peace, prosperity, security and stability,” he added.

Calling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman his ‘brother’, PM Modi mentioned that he seemed ahead to the second one Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council.

“This will be my third visit to Saudi Arabia over the past decade and a first one to the historic city of Jeddah. I look forward to participating in the second Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council and build upon the highly successful State visit of my brother His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman to India in 2023,” the Prime Minister mentioned.

“I am also eager to connect with the vibrant Indian community in Saudi Arabia that continues to serve as the living bridge between our nations and making immense contribution to strengthening the cultural and human ties,” he mentioned.

As a part of the seek advice from, PM Modi is anticipated to seek advice from a manufacturing unit the place Indian employees are hired. He will engage with them all through his time there.

During a different press briefing on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned that the seek advice from will supply a very powerful alternative to talk about key regional and world problems. These come with the location in West Asia, the Israel-Palestine war, and threats to maritime safety because of Houthi assaults.